She walked further into the bank and to the front desk on the opposite side of the hall. She was met by a man he recognized as being from the personnel department; he‘d met him a few times in Kanayo‘s office. They were joined by another couple of people who had been seated in the waiting area before walking off to the lifts.
Edward filed away every detail. She was as tall and slim as he remembered, but she looked even better in the suit she wore. It didn‘t look expensive but it fitted her well, and the sight of her long straight legs and slim ankles in high heels under the short skirt robbed him of breath. She had a slight sway in her step, and her hips moved in a hypnotic rhythm. He couldn‘t tear his gaze away. His neck jerked his body to the right as she left his line of vision.
Kanayo looked at her and turned to Edward. The expression on his face was smug as he clapped his friend on the shoulder. “Hey! Easy, man! Cool it!”
“Who is she?” Edward asked again. He yanked his head back as they negotiated the last steps and walked towards the front doors. “Does she work here?”
“I don‘t know; I can‘t say I‘ve seen her before. But you don‘t expect me to know all the employees just because I‘m now the manager, do you?”
“Of course not, I was just surprised.”
“What is it about her?” Kanayo asked as he got to his side in the cool hallway. “I didn‘t see her properly but I think we‘ve both dated better looking girls.”
They were now at an angle where he could see into the lift alcove. When he looked, the right lift was sliding shut. Their eyes might have met but he wasn‘t certain. He released a sigh as he passed through the door held open by one of the bank‘s security officers.
“I know, but that girl is different, I tell you.” Edward signaled for his official car. “I gave her a ride about three weeks ago and still remember her every detail.”
The way her nose turned up at the tip; her delicate eyelids over large dark eyes; the wonder in her gaze as she had admired the car; the way her skirt had ridden up just so to reveal smooth, round knees, and give a hint of other shapely curves too. His heart rate hiked up in a pulsing beat of urgency – a marker of his physical attraction.